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This Day in History, June 8
On June 8th, 1949, celebrities such as Danny Kaye and Helen Keller were named members of the Communist party during the ... Read More
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This Day in History, June 7
On June 7th, 1099, the Siege of Jerusalem began.
On 7-5 vote, Southern California Air Quality Management District rejects gas appliance surcharge aimed at improving air quality
LOS ANGELES — On a 7-5 vote, the South Coast Air Quality Management District on Friday rejected controversial measures aimed at reducing air pollution by imposing surcharges that could make natural gas-powered water ...Read more
Axiom Space's record-setter to lead astronauts from 3 nations on private mission
Peggy Whitson has spent nearly two years of her life in space as an Axiom Space employee and former NASA astronaut.
Next week she’ll lead a mission with three men representing countries that haven’t sent anyone to ...Read more
Lethal algae bloom is over, but sickened marine mammals aren't safe yet
LOS ANGELES — It was one of the largest, longest and most lethal harmful algae blooms in Southern California's recorded history, claiming the lives of hundreds of dolphins and sea lions between Baja California and the ...Read more
Today's Word "embonpoint"
embonpoint \ahn-bohn-PWAN\ (noun) - Plumpness of person; stoutness.
"It was a girl called Tinker Bell exquisitely gowned in a skeleton leaf, cut low and square, through which her figure could be seen to best advantage. ...Read more
Weather-ectomy
Six words have had their weather terms removed. The weather terms have been placed into Group A. The remaining letters of each word have been placed into Group B. Your task is to reconstitute the words by merging each weather term with the proper set of letters. Other than merging the two groups together, there is no rearranging of the letters. Example: sand + pne = spanned (SpANneD).
Group A: cloud, hail, rain, sleet, storm, wind
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Today's Word "militate"
militate \MIL-ih-tayt\ (intransitive verb) - To have force or influence.
"Where you frequent a house it may militate very much against a girl's making a desirable settlement in life, and prevent her from accepting offers ...Read more
Mixing Math and Poetry
What kind of poem am I?
(12 + 144 + 20 + (3 x (4^.5)))/7 + 5 x 11 = (9 ^2) + 0
View full teaser and answerToday's Word "abstruse"
abstruse \ab-STROOS; uhb-\ (adjective) - Difficult to comprehend or understand.
"When Tony Gate's critical sire had come up from Boston to watch his boy play Fluellen at a rehearsal and had taken him and Ronny out for ...Read more
Danger?
Parker was hiding under a table. He was frightened, and knew that his brothers were probably already dead. He heard a couple of blasts, then Parker knew he was okay. What happened?
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This Day in History, June 6
On June 6th, 1684, the Ashmoleon Museum opened as the first university museum.
Seals playing computer games for science reveal how they navigate in murky water
One by one, Nick, Luca and Miro took their places in front of a screen at a German research lab to participate in a video game for science.
The task was straightforward. While viewing a simulation of moving through the ...Read more
Wildlife rescued from Baltimore harbor as officials work to clean oil spill
BALTIMORE — As efforts to clean thousands of gallons of oil from waters near Baltimore’s Harbor East continue, officials are working to rescue turtles and other wildlife from the affected areas. Officials say that the ...Read more
Here's how Canadian wildfires are impacting Michigan air quality
DETROIT — As Canadian wildfire smoke continues to drift south toward the United States, air quality in Michigan worsening, prompting officials to issue warnings.
The Michigan Air Quality Division issued an advisory ...Read more
If you're in this California town for two hours, the city is tracking you. Should you be worried?
Any time you spend two hours in Walnut Creek, California, local business leaders may be tracking you. The city’s Chamber of Commerce has paired with a tech company to clock visitors as they move in and out of the city.
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Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny champions endangered toad, gives zoo's conservation efforts a boost
CHICAGO — A chatty animated amphibian starring in videos for Bad Bunny’s recent album has launched the Puerto Rican crested toad — an endangered species native to the island — into newfound fame, following years ...Read more
Cape Cod shark detections: Where are the top hotspots for white sharks?
BOSTON — As white sharks return to the Cape, researchers are helping the public chomp on shark hotspot data from last summer and fall.
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s “White Shark Logbook” has been updated ...Read more
Today's Word "urbane"
urbane \ur-BAYN\ (adjective) - Polished and smooth in manner; polite, refined, and elegant.
"My voice was dry, interested, but in an academic sort of way. It was the voice I'd cultivated at court. I had learned to watch ...Read more
Stone-Washed Genes
Both of my parents have brown eyes, as do I. My brother and my wife have blue eyes. Using the simple brown-blue model (two genes; a brown gene dominates blue gene), what are the chances of my first child having blue eyes?
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This Day in History, June 5
On June 5th, 1305, Clement V was elected Pope.
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